Walsh blazes to three more swimming records at short-course worlds
World records continued to dissolve Friday at the short-course swimming world championships as seven fell, with Gretchen Walsh claiming three of them, including two in 26 minutes.
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Beckham released by Miami after one season: club
Veteran wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. has been released by the Miami Dolphins after a single season, the club announced on Friday.
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McKinsey to pay $650 mn to settle US criminal case on opioids
Consulting giant McKinsey & Company will pay $650 million to settle US criminal charges that it collaborated with Purdue Pharma to intentionally misbrand opioids, worsening a public health crisis, officials announced Friday.
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No decision on Sinner doping case before new year - WADA
Tennis star Jannik Sinner's doping case will not have a decision from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) before the end of the year, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) told AFP.
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Brazil's Lula says 'strong' after surgery, posts video of him walking
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva declared he was "strong and steady" Friday, in a video of him walking around unassisted after emergency surgery earlier this week.
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Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan banned from bowling in ECB competitions
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been banned from bowling in England and Wales Cricket Board competitions due to an illegal action.
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Lawyers make final pleas at rape trial of France's 'monster' husband
A lawyer urged judges to acquit her clients Friday as defence pleas wrap up at a massive rape trial in France, arguing the main victim's "monster" husband had manipulated them into assaulting her.
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Staff at UK luxury store Harrods vote to strike
Hundreds of staff at London's luxury department store Harrods will walk out just days before Christmas, a union said Friday, in a row over pay and working conditions.
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Convincing Afghanistan win levels Zimbabwe T20 series
Darwish Rasooli made his first international fifty, while Naveen-ul-Haq and Rashid Khan each took three wickets as Afghanistan beat Zimbabwe by 50 runs on Friday to level their T20 series with one match remaining.
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Global stocks pull lower on US rate concerns
A push higher by global stocks ran out of steam Friday as US bond yields rose in a signal that investors see the US Federal Reserve pausing after an expected interest rate cut next week.
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